Construction of Container Terminal in the Yangon River

Abstract

The Port of Yangon is the largest port in Myanmar and a river port located approximately 40 km upstream from the Yangon estuary. The country’s economic growth has led to the construction of a new container terminal in the Thilawa area, 16 km downstream from the Yangon port. Regardless of the difficult natural conditions in the area, project had to be completed in a short period at the request of the client. In order to shorten the construction period, construction of a jetty using the jacket method and soil improvement combined with the consolidation acceleration method were adopted. After repeated studies, the project was completed in a short period of 915 days. This paper describes the details of these studies.